Account of William Davidson
Document 1793Certification of service and settlement of pay for Lieutenant Colonel William Lee Davidson, late of the 5th North Carolina Regiment.
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Wm Lee Davidson
5th N. Ca. line.
Dr The United States in acct wth Willm Lee Davidson
To his pay as Major from 1 January to Octr 3d 1777:
is 9 mo. 3 ds at 50 dols pr Mo. 455. 00
" ditto as Lieut Colo. from 4 Octr 1777 to the
31st December 1780. is 38 Mo. 28 days
at 60 dls. pr mo. 2336. [undecipherable]
dollars 2791. 11
This Officer retired under the acts of Congress of 3d & 21st October 1780. and has received his Commutation
J. Howell
The auditor of } Treasury Department
the Treasury } Auditors Office June 11th 1793.
E. Jno Stapleton Clk
Lieu Colo No. Caa Line —C—
Dy Ct
(134) Nominal Pay received for the year 1777 is 631 dolls
at 2 50/100 for One 252D. 40
" Ditto — for year 1778 – 720 dy.
at 5 144. "
" Ditto — for year 1779 — 720 ds
at 2D 32. 72
" Ditto — for Months Jany & February & March 1780 is 180 dys
at 40 for one 4. 50
Balance tobe certified on Interest from 1 Jany 1781 2.357. 08
dollars 2791. 11
Comptrollers Office War Department
June 12th, 1793 accountants Office June 8. 1793.
N° 13,10 dols
Settled in pursuance of an act of the first
Session of the Second congress of the U States
passed 27 March 1792
Joseph Howell acct.
It appears by documents filed at the Office of the accountant
for the department of War that William Lee Davidson was commissioned as a
Major in the year 1776, that he was promoted to a Lieutenant Colo on the
4th October 1777. and continued as such until 1 Jany 1781. from which
time he was considered as retiring officer under the acts of Congress of the 3d &
21 October 1780.
Treasury Department
Auditors Office June 8th 1793.
Wm Simmons
pr Clk
Treasury Department
Registry Office July 9. 1835
I do hereby certify that the aforegoing is a true transcript, from the
original statement N° 4184, on file of record in this Office
[Signature]
Register of the Treasury
[Ed Dm] —
Type
Document Signed
Description
Certification of service and settlement of pay for Lieutenant Colonel William Lee Davidson, late of the 5th North Carolina Regiment.
Date
06/05/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department Accountants Office
Document number
1793060522201
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
Auditor of the Treasury
William Simmons
T.S. Smith
Jonathan Stapleton
clerk
Register of the Treasury
Lieutenant Colonel William Lee Davidson
5th North Carolina Regiment
North Carolina Line
retiring officer
H. Brodic [ Brodie ]
Notable locations
Treasury Department Auditors Office
War Department Accountants Office
North Carolina
Comptrollers Office
office of the accountant for the department of war
Treasury Department Registers Office
Notable items
Account
pay
dollars
cents
balance
certified
interest
settled
act of the first session of the second congress of the united states
27 March 1792
major
1 January 1777
3 October 1777
4 October 1777
31 December 1780
retired
acts of congress of 3 October and 21 October 1780
commutation
11 June 1793
1778
1779
January
February
March
1780
1 January 1781
documents
commissioned
1776
promoted
certify
transcript
statement
file of record


